Dober vs Alves

Who won Dober vs Alves?

Drew Dober beat Rafael Alves by knockout in the 3rd round during the prelims of UFC 277, on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Lightweight division, which meant the weight limit was 155 pounds (11.1 stone or 70.3 KG).

Dober vs Alves stats

Drew Dober stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Rafael Alves made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 10 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Drew Dober's 25th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2013.

Drew Dober's UFC record stood at 13-11-0, while Rafael Alves' came in at 1-3-0.

The stats suggested Dober had a slight advantage in power over Alves, with a 43% knock out percentage over Alves' 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Alves had an advantage over Dober, with a 40% submission rate over Dober's 26%.

Drew Dober was the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Dober had a 2-inch reach advantage.

Dober was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 3 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 10 months later than Alves, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 91 to Alves' 64.

Dober vs Alves form

Drew Dober had stopped 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Matt Frevola at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Bobby Green at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Rafael Alves at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had defeated Terrance McKinney at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Brad Riddell at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

Dober's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 11 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Alves' last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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